Description
We chat with Chris Jackson (Imperial College, London) about the "Matthew Effect" in academia, how we can improve work/balance, and whether we should stop citing s****y people.
Here's more stuff we cover:
Chris climbed the world's most dangerous volcano for a BBC show
Chris' email signature
Having a code of conduct for your lab
Work/life balance in academia
Are things worse in academia compared to other desk jobs?
How Chris co-founded "EarthArxiv", a preprint server for the earth sciences
The point/counterpoint article format (here is an example)
Open science in the geosciences
Requesting data from authors
Follow Chris on Twitter
Issues with bibliometrics
Should we stop citing s****y people?
The long wait to get your work expenses reiumbursed
Other links
Dan on twitter
James on [twitter]((https://twitter.com/jamesheathers)
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Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)
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